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Romania has the lowest cost per megabit per second of internet transfer in the world, according to an infographic created by Visual Capitalist. The platform compared the cost of fixed broadband internet per megabit per second (Mbps) in over 60 countries in 2025. At the top of the list are the United Arab Emirates, with…

Belgian logistics developer WDP announced plans to build a 32,000 sqm distribution center in its WDP Park Bucharest – Ștefănești, near the Romanian capital, for FAN Courier Group, one of Romania’s leading courier and logistics operators. Construction is scheduled to begin at the start of 2026, with completion expected later the same year. The project,…

Romania’s national meteorological agency ANM issued a new series of weather alerts on Monday, October 6, including a red alert for heavy rain in three counties. The meteorologists forecast heavy rainfall, strong winds, and early snow at high altitudes across much of the country through Thursday, October 9.  A red code warning, the highest level,…

Romanian carmaker Dacia, part of the French Renault group, unveiled a new electric car prototype named Hispter Concept. Meant to compete with low-cost models from China, the car is reportedly expected to have a starting price below EUR 15,000. The new car, unveiled in Meudon, near Paris, measures only 3 meters in length and weighs…

Gravity Research, a technology startup based in Cluj-Napoca and founded by entrepreneur Erik Barna, has secured RON 7.6 million in funding to develop an artificial intelligence-powered software solution for optimizing solar energy production in photovoltaic parks. The project, called Heliotech.ai, is co-financed through the Smart Growth, Digitalization, and Financial Instruments Program 2021–2027 (PCIDIF). According to…

Romania is among the European states with the lowest proportion of immigrants in its population, according to the latest Eurostat data from January 2024, as analyzed by Visual Capitalist. Only 3% of the country’s population, or approximately 588,000 people, are immigrants.  The data includes people with residence of more than 12 months in a country,…

Update: President Nicușor Dan has appointed new presidential advisers, state counselors, and honorary advisers who will begin their duties in October and November 2025, the Presidential Administration said on Monday, October 6. The appointments include Marius Lazurca as presidential adviser for foreign policy, Valentin Naumescu for European affairs, Ludovic Orban for domestic policy, and Andreea Miu,…

Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan, in a speech delivered on October 3, some 100 days after his government took office, assured that the local administration reform had been agreed upon by the ruling coalition and said he hoped to see the second package of budgetary reforms cleared by the Constitutional Court on October 8. A…

The city of Sibiu, in Romania’s famous Transylvania region, will host two major jazz events next month — the Sibiu Jazz Competition and the 53rd Sibiu Jazz Festival. According to the organizers, the competition will take place on November 3–4, followed by the festival on November 5–9. Registration for the competition opened on September 27…

The Social Democratic Party (PSD) in Romania will hold its congress “as soon as possible,” said first vice president Daniel Băluţă on October 4, adding that the party’s interim president, Sorin Grindenau, would announce the precise calendar in the coming days, after the party’s summit. Băluţă, PSD’s likely candidate for the Bucharest mayor position, announced…